Who Runs the Wirral & Cheshire Cricket Academies? The Wirral & Cheshire Cricket Academies has been set-up by Brad Donelan a former professional cricketer with Sussex and Somerset County Cricket Clubs. An ECB Level 3 coach and a scout for Lancashire County Cricket Club.Brad has coached the following teams and provinces:

Western Province provincial coach South Africa

Eastern Southland provincial coach New Zealand

Matebeland Provincial coach Zimbabwe

Loughborough University men’s & women’s 1st Team

Cricket professional at both Uppinghm & Birkenhead Schools

Cheshire Cricket Board

Neston, Caldy, Upton, Chester County Officer’s Cricket Club’s.

MCC coach for 12 years

Brad Donelan is an ex-professional cricketer who is ECB Level 3 qualified. He is DBS cleared, first aid trained and has an up to date safeguarding qualification. He also has 26 years experience in the delivery of multi-sports coaching sessions in maintained and Independent schools. He is heavily involved in coaching in schools and clubs on the Wirral these include:

Provincial, University & club coaching

Provincial Coach - Matebeland (Zimbabwe)

Head Coach - Loughborough University

Western Province Provincial Development Coach (South Africa, worked under Duncan Fletcher)